Freedom of Will

Humans love being free. Freedom of choice is probably one of the most important freedoms that humans enjoy and aspire to have. A child grows up hoping to have more freedom of his or her choice of likes and dislikes which is otherwise curtailed by paternalistic care and control. The freeer one gets from the clutches and controls of family, community, society, state, the more the satisfaction and fulfillment in life and living.

The liberals beleive in more individual freedom than the freedom of the state and regulation. Hayak (1970) in his book Constitution of Liberty argues that "no individual (or group, including the government) could ever understand everything about an economy or a society in order to rationally design the best system of governance". He further argues that "this only got worse as scientific progress increased and the scope of human knowledge grew, leaving individuals increasingly more and more ignorant in their lifetimes".

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Hence, it makes sense to allow individual liberty which would allow hetrogeneity, variety and a free competition and in the process the best will beat the worst. This is a contineous process of human evolution. What can be a better option than individuals having the choice to design their goals of life and act acordingly. Capitalism as an economic system thrives better then others as it supports the idea of individual liberty.

It is probably time now we pay attention to what individuals value in the name of freedom and liberty. There is no denial to the fact that freedom is a fundamental value of human existance. Without freedom of choice life seems to be enslaved and worth ending. But are we really free with our freedom of choice? Humans fall into the 'freedom trap' when actually they act according to the dictates of habits, whims and instincts. When the instincts deterine the course of your action then where is the freedom? Anything that results form habits and instincts bind the individual more and more in to the cycle of karma, bondage and suffering. Hence I call it 'freedom trap' and it is not real freedom. Real freedom lies in acting as per the dictates of reason, wisdom, and intuition. If you tune in your will with the will be the Almighty you will find the real freedom.